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WebView.ClickInput

Clicks the specified Input Element.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
WebView	1.4	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes

MBS( "WebView.ClickInput"; WebViewerRef; FormNameOrIndex; InputNameOrIndex { ; OnlyVisible } ) More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example Flags

WebViewerRef Either the Web Viewer Object Name or the Web Viewer ID as returned by "WebView.FindByName" function.

FormNameOrIndex Either the Name of the Form or the Index starting at 0

InputNameOrIndex Either the Name of the Button or the Index starting at 0

OnlyVisible Whether to look for all fields or only the visible ones. Default is false. 0 Optional

Parameter	Description	Example	Flags
WebViewerRef	Either the Web Viewer Object Name or the Web Viewer ID as returned by "WebView.FindByName" function.
FormNameOrIndex	Either the Name of the Form or the Index starting at 0
InputNameOrIndex	Either the Name of the Button or the Index starting at 0
OnlyVisible	Whether to look for all fields or only the visible ones. Default is false.	0	Optional

Description

Clicks the specified Input Element.

Examples

Load a website with login if needed:

# Load website
Set Web Viewer [ Object Name: "web" ; URL: "https://somedomain/search" ]
# Wait for it
Loop
Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): ,1 ]
Exit Loop If [ MBS("WebView.IsLoading"; "web") ≠ 1 ]
End Loop
#
# Set login name
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "WebView.SetFormInputValue"; "web"; "login_form"; "__ac_name"; "xxx") ]
If [ MBS("iserror") ]
# No form, so we are already logged in?
If [ Position ( $r ; "failed to find form" ; 1 ; 1 ) = 0 ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "Fehler" ; $r ]
End If
Exit Script [ Text Result: ]
End If
# Set password
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "WebView.SetFormInputValue"; "web"; "login_form"; "__ac_password"; "yyy") ]
If [ MBS("iserror") ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "Fehler" ; $r ]
End If
# Wait
Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): ,1 ]
# Click login button
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "WebView.ClickInput"; "web"; "login_form"; "submit") ]
If [ MBS("iserror") ]
Show Custom Dialog [ "Fehler" ; $r ]
End If
# or submit form
// Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "WebView.FormSubmit"; "web"; "login_form") ]
// If [ MBS("iserror") ]
// Show Custom Dialog [ "Fehler" ; $r ]
// End If
#
# Wait for page loading after login
Loop
Pause/Resume Script [ Duration (seconds): ,1 ]
Exit Loop If [ MBS("WebView.IsLoading"; "web") ≠ 1 ]
End Loop
# Go to search page where we want to be after login
Set Web Viewer [ Object Name: "web" ; URL: "https://somedomain/search" ]

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